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Leader of the Pack
Workplace Training Catalog
Outside Publications | Article
Prashanth Jayachandran,
Rene Johnson
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
On September 30, Governor Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 10 (AB 10), which clarifies California Labor Code section 515.5’s exemption for computer professionals paid on a salaried basis.
In additio... more
Outside Publications | Article
Walter Ahrens
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
On September 25, President Bush signed into law the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA or the Act), which passed both the House and Senate with bipartisan and near-unanimous support. The legislation had the appr... more
Presentation | Webcast
Christopher Parlo,
Brian Johnsrud,
Michael Puma
The presentation slides of a recent Labor and Employment Practice webcast are available by contacting Bethany Shipman-Meyer at bshipman-meyer@morganlewis.... more
Presentation | Webcast
Christopher Parlo,
Carrie Gonell,
Sari Alamuddin
The presentation slides of a recent Labor and Employment Practice webcast are available by contacting Bethany Shipman-Meyer at bshipman-meyer@morganlewis.... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
Now that the Democratic and Republican conventions have concluded and the November 4 presidential election is quickly approaching, employers can expect to see a spike in political activities by their employees. ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration Practice
On July 16, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), an agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), published policy guidance with respect to its authority to conduct border searches of information contain... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration Practice
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is now accepting Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) applications on a voluntary basis for visa waiver program (VWP) travelers. ESTA will become mandatory on January 12, 2... more
Newsletter | International Perspectives
Simeon Spencer,
François Vergne,
Walter Ahrens
Follow-up on Labor Reforms in France The nationwide agreement signed in January 2008 by most of France's national trade unions contained several proposals meant to give more... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
On August 5, Governor David Paterson signed the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (New York WARN), which becomes effective February 1, 2009. New York WARN is patterned in many way... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
On August 6, New York Governor David A. Paterson signed the “Broadcast Employees Freedom to Work Act,” a new law that prohibits broadcast employers in New York from requiring certain broadcast employees to sign... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
In Edwards v. Arthur Andersen LLP , the California Supreme Court has confirmed that even limited noncompetition agreements are not enforceable in California. The Supreme Court also held that release agr... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
Continuing a trend of state and local jurisdictions imposing new paid leave requirements on employers, Maryland and the District of Columbia each recently passed legislation that significantly expands the right... more
Outside Publications | Article
Brian Long
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell recently signed into law the Clean Indoor Air Act (Act) prohibiting smoking in most public areas, including workspaces, across the state. Pennsylvania now joins 32 other ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
In a case that may have far-reaching and positive implications for both California employers and employees, the California Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District held that (1) employers need not ensu... more
Presentation | Webcast
Barbara Miller,
Michael Ossip,
Corrie Conway
The audio of a recent Labor and Employment Practice webcast is available for download. This session on the implications of the $105 million Starbucks verdict was presented by Morgan Lewis attorneys ... more
Presentation | Speech
Erin O'Driscoll
Presentation | Speech
Stanley Lechner
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
On June 19, the United States Supreme Court issued decisions in Kentucky Retirement Systems v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission , No. 06-1037, October Term 2007, and in Metropolitan Life Ins.... more
Presentation | Speech
Corrie Conway
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration Practice
I-140 Premium Processing
U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that on June 16 it will reinstate premium processing for a small group of I-140 petitions filed on behalf of nonim... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice
On June 10, the New York Court of Appeals issued a decision in Pachter v. Bernard Hodes Group, Inc. explaining that although executives are employees covered by New York’s Wage Payment Law, adjustments... more
Outside Publications | Article
John Richards
In February 2008, John Richards spoke as a panelist at the "Hire Big 10 Diversity in the Law 2008" seminar at the ISBA. A panel of practitioners, professors, and in-house counsel spoke to prospective law students on a range of ... more
Presentation | Speech
Joseph Santucci, Jr.
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
Under an amendment to Executive Order No. 12989, signed by President Bush on Friday, June 6 and announced by the White House this morning, federal contractors will have to use E-Verify to confirm that their emp... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will begin to accept Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) applications on a voluntary basis beginning August 1, 2008. The ESTA program is expected to beco... more
Presentation | Webcast
Anne Brafford,
Michael Burkhardt,
Judith Harris
Listen to audio recordings from the Labor and Employment Practice's spring webcast series. This session on the latest ERISA 401(k) litigation was presented by Morgan Lewis attorneys more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
On April 4, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued an interim final rule that extended Optional Practical Training (OPT) for certain qualified F-1 students who are employed by a business participating... more
Marketing Material | Brochure
Immigration and National Services
Presentation | Speech
D. Kallstrom,
Nicole Diller,
Donald Sullivan
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment
On May 21, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA), prohibiting employers from using genetic information for decisions on hiring, firing, promotions, or... more
Presentation | Webcast
Gregory Braden,
Deborah Davidson,
Brian Ortelere
Listen to audio recordings from the Labor and Employment Practice's spring webcast series. This session on the latest ERISA 401(k) litigation was presented by Morgan Lewis attorneys more
Presentation | Speech
Corrie Conway
Presentation | Webcast
Eric Bord,
Amy Conway-Hatcher,
Janice Kopec
Listen to audio recordings from the Labor and Employment Practice's spring webcast series. This session on preventing, managing, and recovering from an immigration investigation was presented by Morgan Lewis attorneys more
Outside Publications | Article
Simeon Spencer
Presentation | Speech
Barbara Fitzgerald
Presentation | Speech
Michael Ossip
Presentation | Speech
Joseph Santucci, Jr.
Outside Publications | Article
John Richards
Presentation | Audio Interview
Philip Miscimarra
Welcome to Morgan Lewis's Workforce Strategy Podcast Series, offered in conjunction with the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. more
Presentation | Speech
Joseph Santucci, Jr.,
Peter Hurtgen
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment
On April 7, after several years of intensive lobbying and legislative negotiations, the New Jersey Senate passed an Assembly bill that, once signed by the governor, will make New Jersey the third state to provi... more
Presentation | Audio Interview
Philip Miscimarra
Welcome to Morgan Lewis's Workforce Strategy Podcast Series, offered in conjunction with the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment
In a decision that sent shock waves through the restaurant industry, with implications for businesses that rely upon "tipped employees," a San Diego Superior Court judge issued a decision in Chau v. Starbuc... more
Presentation | Speech
Kenneth Turnbull
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
On April 9, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced receipt of approximately 163,000 cap-subject H-1B petitions, enough to meet the congressionally mandated numerical cap for Fiscal... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
Minnesota, Mississippi, Rhode Island, Utah, and Virginia have recently enacted state laws intended to highlight the issue of illegal employment of unauthorized aliens. These are the most recent in an ever-growing list of state ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
On April 8, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received a sufficient number of cap-subject H-1B petitions to meet the FY 2009 cap, including the advanced degree exemption (a... more
Presentation | Audio Interview
Philip Miscimarra
Welcome to Morgan Lewis's Workforce Strategy Podcast Series, offered in conjunction with the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
On April 4, DHS issued an interim final rule that will extend OPT for 17 months for certain qualified F-1 students who are employed by a business participating in E-Verify.
The rule also provides “cap-gap” relief to stu... more
Outside Publications | Article
Christopher Ramsey
Presentation | Webcast
Michael Ossip,
Corrie Conway,
Carol Freeman
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
On March 19, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued an interim final rule that modifies the random-selection process and prohibits multiple filings of H-1B petitions. Specifically, th... more
Presentation | Speech
Corrie Conway
Outside Publications | Article
Thomas Linthorst,
Diane Lisowski,
Rene Johnson
Newsletter | International Perspectives
Simeon Spencer,
François Vergne,
Walter Ahrens
This is the premiere issue of Morgan Lewis's International Labor and Employment Newsletter, which will highlight trends and important updates in labor and employment law across the globe. While this first edition focuses on Eur... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Kirsten Fox,
Rachel Ashwood
Points-Based System
On February 29, 2008, the government of the United Kingdom launched a new points-based system (PBS) intended to control migration, tackle migration abuse, and identify skilled worker... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
On March 5, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued revised instructions for Form I-131, Application for Travel Document. Effective immediately, applicants for re-entry permits and refugee trav... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment
As we previously reported, on February 11 the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued proposed regulations under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) that are subject to a 60-day public comment period. ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
Beginning April 1, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting FY 2009 H-1B petitions for H-1B employment starting October 1. It is expected that USCIS will receive enough pe... more
Presentation | Speech
Erin O'Driscoll
Outside Publications | Article
John Richards
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly published a final rule in the Federal Register on February 26, 2008 that adjusts for inflation the civil monetary penalties asse... more
Presentation | Speech
Nicole Diller
Presentation | Speech
Corrie Conway
Outside Publications | Article
John Richards
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that individual participants in defined contribution plans can sue to recover losses incurred by their individual plan accounts. The long-anticipated dec... more
Outside Publications | Article
Lauren Licastro
Presentation | Speech
Corrie Conway
Presentation | Speech
Corrie Conway
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting FY 2009 H-1B petitions on April 1, 2008. Given the high demand for H-1B numbers last year, it is expected that a lottery will be h... more
Presentation | Speech
Nicole Diller
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
The United States Department of State (DOS) has released its March 2008 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per-country priority date cut-offs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and cons... more
Presentation | Speech
Nicole Diller
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
USCIS Issues Memorandum Revising Previous Guidance Regarding FBI Name Checks
On February 4, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a memorandum modifying its existing policy r... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will publish today in the Federal Register its proposed regulations under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The proposals represent the first major regulatory update si... more
Presentation | Speech
Corrie Conway
Presentation | Speech
Corrie Conway
Presentation | Speech
John Richards
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment
This week, President Bush signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to provide broader leave protections to families of members of t... more
Presentation | Webcast
Daryl Landy,
Barbara Miller,
Melinda Riechert
Presentation | Speech
Anne Estevez
Presentation | Speech
Anne Estevez
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment
On November 2, 2007, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released Appendix A of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (Appendix A). Appendix A is the final part of the March 2007 comprehensive fe... more
Presentation | Webcast
Simeon Spencer,
François Vergne,
Walter Ahrens,
Kenneth Turnbull
In this one-hour webcast, European partners of Morgan Lewis's International Labor and Employment Practice discussed employment contracts and terminations in Europe. Topics included:
- Do you need to have a written ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
On January 7, 2008, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty issued an executive order that will require vendors and subcontractors that have entered into a contract with the state of Minnesota that is worth more than $... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment
In August 2006, San Francisco’s mayor signed into law the San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO). The HCSO requires certain employers operating with the geographic limits of the City and County of ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment
The American Lawyer has named Morgan Lewis and our Labor and Employment Practice as a Finalist in its Litigation Department of the Year Contest in the January 2008 edition of the magazine. Our firm has... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
On April 1, 2008, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting cap-subject H-1B petitions that request an employment start date of October 1, 2008 (the first day of the 2009 fiscal... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment
New Jersey has joined a growing number of states that have enacted their own plant closure and mass layoff notification laws that supplement the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment
On December 16, 2007, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) issued its much-anticipated ruling in The Guard Publishing Company d/b/a The Register-Guard and Eugene Newspaper Guild, CWA Local 37194 ,... more
Outside Publications | Article
Kirsten Fox,
Rachel Ashwood
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment
The Ninth Circuit panel that announced permissive standards for class certification of Title VII actions last February in Dukes v. Wal-Mart, Inc. , 474 F.3d 1214 (9th Cir. 2007) ( Dukes I ), now ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
Starting January 1, 2008, employers operating in Arizona under a business license issued in that state are required to comply with the Legal Arizona Workers Act. This Immigration Alert briefly describes the Arizona law.
Outside Publications | Article
John Richards
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
The United States Department of State (DOS) has recently implemented usage of the Petition Information Management System (PIMS) at U.S. consular posts. Under the new system, I-129 H, L, O, P, and Q petitions re... more
Presentation | Speech
Corrie Conway
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
The United States Department of State (DOS) has released its January 2008 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per-country priority date cutoffs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and consular immigrant v... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment
We are thrilled to welcome six new Morgan Lewis partners— Ronald Manthey , Joel Allen , Paulo McKeeby , Melissa Hensley , Ann Marie Painter , and
Presentation | Speech
Barbara Fitzgerald
Presentation | Speech
Corrie Conway
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced in a Federal Register notice dated November 26, 2007, that employers must transition to a revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9) no later than Decembe... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment
On November 5, 2007, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Gattuso v. Harte-Hanks Shoppers, Inc. , holding that an employer may indemnify employees for reasonable and necessary business exp... more
Outside Publications | Chapter
Sarah Bouchard
This book provides an authoritative insider’s perspective on best practices for negotiating, litigating, and settling employment disputes. It guides the reader through the intricacies of working with employers ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the Department of Labor has issued its final regulations requiring employers to pay for their employees’ personal protective equipment (PPE). These re... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
The United States Department of State (DOS) has released its December 2007 Visa Bulletin. The Visa Bulletin sets out per-country priority date cut-offs that regulate the flow of adjustment of status (AOS) and c... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment
In accordance with a 2006 legislative enactment, effective January 1, 2008, the California minimum wage will increase by $0.50, from $7.50 per hour to $8.00 per hour. This increase will have broad-ranging effec... more
Presentation | Speech
Anne Estevez
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment
In Supervalu, Inc. , 351 NLRB No. 41 (Sept. 30, 2007), the National Labor Relations Board (Board) held that an “additional stores” clause in a collective bargaining agreement—a provision that requires the employ... more
Presentation | Webcast
James Kelley, II,
Christopher Parlo,
Rebecca Eisen,
Carrie Gonell
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment
On October 9, Governor Schwarzenegger signed California Assembly Bill (AB) 392 into law. AB 392 adds Section 395.10 to the California Military and Veterans Code and creates a new leave of absence right for spou... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Immigration Alert
Immigration
On October 10, 2007, the District Court for the Northern District of California granted a preliminary injunction blocking the implementation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rule on Social Security no-match ... more
LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment
The National Labor Relations Board (Board) issued three recent opinions of particular note to employers. Taken together, the opinions give additional protections to employers from unfair labor practice charges ... more